The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-01
SENSATIONAL. SHOOTING,
A brother OF Congressman Perry Belmor
Puts q bullet lu his DrpIu.

Puts n Bullet iu his Brnin.
New YORK, Jan. 3l.-Word reached DO
lice headquarters at o'clock this morning
that Raymond Belmont, son OF Angus
Belmont, tho well.known banker, hat
shot himself. II was impossible to learr
at that hour whether or, not the yount
mans Injuries we're likely to prove fatal
but the police immediately sent for cor
oner to 70 to the house, when the follow
ing facts were learned: Young Belmont
lived with his father at 100 Fifth avonue
and WAS associated with the Belmont
banking house OF No. II Pine street. II
the evening Raymond won't out to dinner
He returned shortly before o'clock this
morning. With him WAS Leonard Behr
night watchman, with whom youue
Raymond was well acquainted, and who
frequently accompanied him home. They
wont down to the basement where there
was shooting gallery, in which young
Belmont, who was very expert shot, fire..
quently practiced. Here ho also had re.
volvers and guns. As they entered the
room young Belmont picked up double.
acting Smith & Wesson psarl.handled re-.
volver, and turning to Bshr, said: /
snow, want you to go and hold up q
gold collar button in your hand and will
shoot it out" H =
Behr, who had frequently seen the
young mau shoot, and had great conf.
denCe in him, at once, agreed to do this.
Before taking up his position, however,
young Belmont turned to him and said:
"Oh; first close all the doors so that the
report may not alarm father, who is up
stairs" i
Thereupon Behr walked over to the
door, and had just put mis- hand upon i,
when he heard the report Of the pistol.
Turning a. once, he saw young Belmont
falling to the floor, blood gushing from g
wound in the right side Of his head. '"My
God, Raymond" he cried, "what have
you done?" He leaned over the young
man, who opened his eyes, and, looking
at him, tried to speak but could not. AZ
Behr looked ut him he closed his eyes and
was unconscious. I.
Behr then aroused August Belmont, the
young mans father, who waa alone in the
house. The 'watchmau WAS sent for DR..
Polk, the family physician, and in few
moments he WAS at the young mans bed.
side with two other physicians. They
tried to recusitate Raymond, but failed
he died soon after, as the bullet had on.
tered his brain. Coroner Eidman and his
deputy arrived before the doctors left
They found that the bullet had passed
clear through the skull, entering the right
side Of the head and coming out a the
left. The watchnan said the shooting
was accidental, but the Coroner said all
the indications poiuted to euicide. 1t was
evident that Joung Belmont had taken
considerable wine with hia dinner.
Sergeant Schmittbsrgsr, Of the Nine.
teenth precinct, went to the house with a
policeman. At first they intended to put
the frightened watchman under arrest,
but they finally concluded to let him
alone. Mrs. Belmont is in Washington
with Congressman Perry Belmont. She
wss notified by Telegraph this morning.
Coroner Eidman said to day that he
had no doubt that tho shooting of Ray.
mond Belmont was due to the accidental
diachargo Of the revolver. He WIS called
to the case early this morning, but as it
rightfully belonged to his associate,
Coroner Nugent, he transferred the csse
to him. He, however, made some in.
quiries, and acquainted himself with facts
sufficient, taken in connection with tho
other circumstances, to feel assured that
the case was not ono Of suicide.